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Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapodilla · Breiaapelbuum · Breiapfelbaum · Chaté · Chico · Chicozapote · Chiku · Cаподила · Hồng xiêm · Jaas · Kaugummibaum · Mespel · Mispel · Misple · Mispoe · Paprastasis gumenis · Pigwica właściwa · Pokok Ciku · Sabo
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Venezuela, India, Mexico, English, Haiti, German, French
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Catarrh, Diuretic, Dysentery
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Sapotaceae
Scientific name: Manilkara zapota
Common names: Sapodilla, Breiaapelbuum, Breiapfelbaum, Chaté, Chico, Chicozapote, Chiku, Cаподила, Hồng xiêm, Jaas, Kaugummibaum, Mespel, Mispel, Misple, Mispoe, Paprastasis gumenis, Pigwica właściwa, Pokok Ciku, Sabo
History
The source record documents this plant in Venezuela, India, Mexico, English, Haiti, German, French.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Catarrh
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Liver
- Masticatory
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- Sedative
- Tonic
- Emetic
- Hepatomegaly
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Venezuela
- India
- Mexico
- English
- Haiti
- German
- French
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Catarrh
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Liver
- Masticatory
- Sedative
- Tonic
- Emetic
- Hepatomegaly
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FAT
- FIBER
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SAPONIN
- SODIUM
- STARCH
- TANNIN
- THIAMIN
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- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- GLUCOSE
- NIACIN
- PROTEIN
- SAPOTIN
- SUCROSE
- WATER
- CAOUTCHOUC
- FRUCTOSE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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